Sat, 26 Nov 2005

Six being treated at hospitals for dengue

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six children are now being treated at hospitals after a dengue outbreak hit the city over the past week, a health official said on Friday.

The children were between two and eight years old, said Frank Touw, chief of the emergency section at Kupang's main hospital.

He estimated the outbreak would continue until January next year. -- JP